shaping
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After decades spent shaping modern movies without ever taking home a competitive Oscar, actor Glenn Close and director Ridley Scott will finally receive statuettes from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"Demand seems to be shaping up pretty well," Renaissance Capital's Matthew Kennedy said of the transaction that aims to raise $75 billion in what would be a record-breaking IPO.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
AI isn't replacing jobs, but AI is shaping economic incentives and the choices that firms make.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“We think people want to be involved in what’s, quite frankly, shaping up as a new world driven by artificial intelligence.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Proud of his new skill, he found that shaping cedar resonated with him in an elusive but elemental way—it satisfied him down in his core, and gave him peace.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
